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What is the average number of times the human heart beats per day?
What is the average number of times the human heart beats per day?
What was Alan Turing's field of study?
What was Alan Turing's field of study?
What were some of the areas that Turing contributed to?
What were some of the areas that Turing contributed to?
Which of the following is NOT true about the heart?
Which of the following is NOT true about the heart?
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Where did Turing study mathematics?
Where did Turing study mathematics?
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What is the function of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries?
What is the function of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries?
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What was the title of Turing's seminal paper?
What was the title of Turing's seminal paper?
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What did Turing show about formal systems of arithmetic?
What did Turing show about formal systems of arithmetic?
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What is the universal Turing machine?
What is the universal Turing machine?
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What was Turing's claim, now known as the Church-Turing thesis?
What was Turing's claim, now known as the Church-Turing thesis?
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Study Notes
- The human heart beats about 100,000 times per day.
- It pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through the body daily.
- The heart does more physical work than any other muscle over a lifetime.
- The heart is located in the middle of the chest, between the lungs.
- It pumps blood through the cardiovascular system.
- Blood delivers oxygen and nutrients to every cell and removes waste products.
- Arteries, arterioles, and capillaries carry blood from the heart to the body.
- Venules and veins return blood to the heart.
- The heart is no bigger than a large fist and weighs 8 to 12 ounces.
- These facts were updated on January 31, 2020.
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Think you know everything about the human heart? Test your knowledge with our heart anatomy quiz! From the number of times it beats a day to the intricate system it uses to pump blood throughout the body, this quiz covers all the heart facts you need to know. Challenge yourself and see how much you really know about this incredible organ.